Proceedings From The Sustainable Development And Climate Change Workshop

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Transition Toward Sustainability After 15 Years: Where Do We Stand in Advancing the Scientific Foundation
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309443784

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Transitioning Toward Sustainability by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Transition Toward Sustainability After 15 Years: Where Do We Stand in Advancing the Scientific Foundation Pdf

In 1999 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a landmark report, Our Common Journey: A Transition toward Sustainability, which attempted to "reinvigorate the essential strategic connections between scientific research, technological development, and societies' efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable improvements in human well-being."1 The report emphasized the need for place-based and systems approaches to sustainability, proposed a research strategy for using scientific and technical knowledge to better inform the field, and highlighted a number of priorities for actions that could contribute to a sustainable future. The past 15 years have brought significant advances in observational and predictive capabilities for a range of natural and social systems, as well as development of other tools and approaches useful for sustainability planning. In addition, other frameworks for environmental decision making, such as those that focus on climate adaptation or resilience, have become increasingly prominent. A careful consideration of how these other approaches might intersect with sustainability is warranted, particularly in that they may affect similar resources or rely on similar underlying scientific data and models. 
 To further the discussion on these outstanding issues, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on January 14â€"15, 2016. Participants discussed progress in sustainability science during the last 15 years, potential opportunities for advancing the research and use of scientific knowledge to support a transition toward sustainability, and challenges specifically related to establishing indicators and observations to support sustainability research and practice. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Angela Churie-Kallhauge,Gunnar Sjöstedt,Elisabeth Corell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351281911

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Global Challenges by Angela Churie-Kallhauge,Gunnar Sjöstedt,Elisabeth Corell Pdf

The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg 2002 was the latest conference in an international process to manage environment and development issues that can be traced back to the late 1960s. Three milestones mark this 30-year process of social and political interaction: the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE), held in Stockholm in 1972, the first international meeting at a high political level convened to address environmental issues; the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), held in Rio de Janeiro; and the WSSD, which attempted to set policy goals and targets for the global environmental and developmental challenges previously identified.But what did the WSSD achieve? Following the summit there have been various opinions of its significance and its outputs, many of them negative. This book argues that there is a need to place the WSSD in its broader context. Understanding the connections between the WSSD and its precedents as well as those between this overall process and individual environmental decision-making processes (such as on climate change), and how they all contribute to the overall global policy process, adds a critical dimension to the analysis of the WSSD outcomes. This book examines the challenges facing the global policy process for sustainable development as it continues beyond Johannesburg into the future. It combines a forward outlook with a historical perspective in tracing the evolution of selected cross-cutting themes on the agenda of the three conferences, the institutions and formal results of the process, and the actors and their patterns of interaction over time. The focus is on the decision-making dimension – the multilateral negotiations-which can be seen as the development over time of a pattern of interlinked political activities.Global Challenges has four operational objectives: first, to define the ongoing process that formally began with the Stockholm Conference in 1972 and evolved towards its latest major manifestation at the WSSD; second, to present some dynamics of the Stockholm–Rio–Johannesburg (SRJ) process by exploring the themes identified; third, to introduce an approach on how to consider the outcomes of this process as a way of reflecting on what the process has actually accomplished; and, finally, to discuss lessons learned for theory and practice from this exercise. The practical lessons include reflections on how the continued SRJ process should best be organised and supported into the future. The book takes a uniquely broad outlook and interdisciplinary approach in addressing important lessons relating to the emergence of substantive issues as well as to process and institutional dynamics. It is a bridge-building exercise from academic analysis to long-term strategic thinking in environmental regime building. Global Challenges provides a new perspective on the continuing and increasingly complex global environment and development policy process and analyses the interlinkages between the process, trends and cross-cutting issues that set the conditions for the global efforts to achieve sustainable development. It will be essential reading for academics and practitioners interested in seeing the big picture of the global challenges facing people and planet in the 21st century.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States: A Workshop
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309677219

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Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States: A Workshop Pdf

In November 2018, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) President Marcia McNutt visited China for the first time in her official role. As part of this visit, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) program and the Chinese Academy of Sciences organized a one-day workshop relating to urban sustainability in Beijing. The goal of the visit was to begin to explore some areas where the U.S. National Academies and the Chinese Academy might develop collaboration. At the same time, the trip provided an opportunity to develop links to other parts of the science and technology community in China. To further elucidate some of these issues and build upon current partnerships, an expert committee under the STS program, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, organized a one-day public workshop on urban sustainability in China and the United States, held on December 16, 2019. The workshop focused on the intersection of urban climate change mitigation and adaptation, urban health, and sustainable transportation, including green infrastructure and urban flooding in both countries. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : C. Wang,X. Zhang,H. Ren
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 1214 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781643684277

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Green Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development by C. Wang,X. Zhang,H. Ren Pdf

The subjects of green energy and sustainability have never been more important, as governments around the world wrestle with the problem of how to protect the planet from the damage being caused to the environment by climate change. This book presents the proceedings of GEESD2023, the 4th International Conference on Green Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, held in Mianyang, China from 15-17 June 2023 and online via Zoom. The conference aims to gather innovative academicians and industry experts in the fields of green energy, environment, and sustainable development in a common forum, providing a platform for the exchange of the latest research developments in related fields. This year, the call for papers attracted more than 280 submissions, 138 of which were accepted for inclusion in this collection. The process of evaluation and peer-review took place over six months and involved more than 100 TPC members and reviewers. The book is divided into 7 sections: green energy and systems; computer methods in the environment; chemistry and the environment; ecology and the rural environment; energy, environment and economy; environment and pollution; and water and mineral resources. Papers deal with the most up-to-date findings and technologies. The book provides a valuable overview of the latest research and developments and will be of interest to all those working in the fields of green energy and sustainable development.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UCBK:C090983656

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Proceedings from the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Workshop by Anonim Pdf

Author : Juha I. Uitto,Geeta Batra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030788537

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Transformational Change for People and the Planet by Juha I. Uitto,Geeta Batra Pdf

This Open Access book deals with the pressing question of how to achieve transformational change that reconciles development with environmental sustainability. It particularly focuses on the role of evaluation in finding sustainable solutions. Environment and development are closely interlinked, as are human health and ecosystem health. The pandemic that began in 2020 demonstrated in no uncertain terms how destruction of habitats has allowed hitherto unknown pathogens spill over to humans wreaking havoc on people’s lives and livelihoods. We are already seeing the impacts of global climate change in terms of heatwaves, forest fires and increased storms. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly recognize the equal importance of the social, economic and environmental dimensions of development. In these turbulent times, when humankind faces multiple complex challenges it is essential to know that our responses are effective and that they make a positive difference. Evaluation can provide invaluable lessons to how we design policies, strategies and programs and how we allocate limited resources between competing priorities. This book brings together key thinkers and practitioners from the public and private sectors, from major multilateral organizations and from bilateral donor agencies, to present the latest knowledge and experience on how to evaluate interventions in the nexus of environment and development. The book does not promote any particular approach or methodology, but rather emphasizes the need for mixed methods to address the question at hand in the best and most suitable manner. It covers cases from a variety of fields, from climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency and renewable energy, natural resources management, biodiversity conservation and more. This book is not a conference proceedings although it has its roots in the Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development organized by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office in October 2019. The conference brought together a larger number of established and upcoming evaluators, researchers and evaluation users from the Global North and South, representing a wide variety of organizations, to discuss the frontiers of environment and development evaluation. Following the conference, the editors identified and contacted the participants who made key contributions at the conference and asked them to develop their ideas and papers into book chapters according to a coherent plan.

Author : X. Zhang,H. Ren,Y. Lu
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781643683133

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Green Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (GEESD2022) by X. Zhang,H. Ren,Y. Lu Pdf

With the general acknowledgement that climate change constitutes an existential threat to both mankind and to the planet, the quest for more sustainable and environmentally-friendly ways of developing and maintaining human civilizations has become ever more important in recent years. This book presents the proceedings of GEESD2022, the 3rd International Conference on Green Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. Due to continuing travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was held as a hybrid event, part face-to-face in Beijing, China, and partly online via Zoom, on 29 June 2022. The 141 papers included here were selected after a rigorous 6-month process of evaluation and peer-review from the more than 300 submissions received, and are grouped into 7 sections: energy system and smart control; sustainable and green energy; environmental modeling and simulation; environmental science and pollution research; ecology and rural environment; building and environment; and water and mineral resources. The book provides an overview of the most up-to-date findings and technologies current in green energy, environment and sustainable development today, and will be of interest to all those working in the field.

Author : Felix Dodds,Jorge Laguna-Celis,Liz Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134751471

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From Rio+20 to a New Development Agenda by Felix Dodds,Jorge Laguna-Celis,Liz Thompson Pdf

Twenty years after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, "The Earth Summit", the Rio+20 conference in 2012 brought life back to sustainable development by putting it at the centre of a new global development partnership, one in which sustainable development is the basis for eradicating poverty, upholding human development and transforming economies. Written by practitioners and participants involved in the multilateral process of negotiations, this book presents a unique insider analysis of not only what happened and why, but also where the outcomes might impact in the future, particularly in the UN development agenda beyond 2015. The book throws light on the changing nature of multilateralism and questions frequent assumptions on how policy is defined within the UN. It shows that Rio+20 was more than an international meeting; it represented a culminating point of decades of successes and failures and a watershed moment for seminal concepts, ideas and partnerships including the Green Economy, zero tolerance on land degradation, the introduction of Sustainable Development Goals, the creation of national measurements of consumption, production and well-being that are intended to go beyond GDP, the introduction of national green accounting and the commitment of billions of dollars for sustainable development partnerships, including Sustainable Energy for All. The authors conclude by mapping out a new agenda for development in 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals framework is due to expire. An agenda that will restore faith in the UN and inspire a global response to the demographic, economic and environmental challenges that will define our future in the decades to come.

Author : Keiji Ujikawa,Mikio Ishiwatari,Eric van Hullebusch
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789819941018

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Environment and Sustainable Development by Keiji Ujikawa,Mikio Ishiwatari,Eric van Hullebusch Pdf

This book presents selected papers from the 2022 7th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, which was held in Kyoto, Japan, November 4–6, 2022. The event was co-sponsored by the International Network for Environmental and Humanitarian Cooperation, and technically supported by Yokohama National University and the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. The book focuses on environmental restoration and ecological engineering, global environmental change and ecosystems management, environmental dynamics, wastewater and sludge treatment, air pollution and control, and environmental sustainability. The volume is a valuable resource for those in both academia and industry.

Author : Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, Academia de Ingeniería de México y Academia Nacional de Medicina de México,National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309484244

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Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands by Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, Academia de Ingeniería de México y Academia Nacional de Medicina de México,National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Environmental Change and Society Pdf

The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and drying conditions threaten surface water and groundwater availability, disrupt land- and marine-based livelihood systems, and challenge the sustainability of human settlements. These biophysical challenges are exacerbated by a highly mobile and dynamic population, volatile economic and policy conditions, increased exposure to extreme events, and urbanization on marginal, vulnerable lands. The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine collaborated with the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine to plan a 2-day binational workshop, Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands. The workshop goals were to highlight the challenges facing the region, assess the scientific and technical capacity that each nation can bring to bear in addressing these challenges, and identify new opportunities for binational research collaboration and coordinated management approaches in the advancement of sustainability science and development. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : Nihal Anwar Siddiqui,Kanchan Deoli Bahukhandi,S. M. Tauseef,Nirmala Koranga
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030790653

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Advances in Environment Engineering and Management by Nihal Anwar Siddiqui,Kanchan Deoli Bahukhandi,S. M. Tauseef,Nirmala Koranga Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of the First National Conference on “Sustainable Management of Environment & Natural Resource through Innovation in Science and Technology” (SMTST2020). The book highlights the latest development and innovations in the fields of sustainability, natural resource management, ecology and its environmental fields, geosciences and geology, atmospheric sciences, sustainability, climate change, and extreme weather, global warming, and global change, the effect of climate change on the ecosystem, environment, and pollution, as well as putting a strong emphasis on the multidisciplinary studies.

Author : João Rafael da Costa Sanches Galvão
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031485329

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2023) by João Rafael da Costa Sanches Galvão Pdf

Author : Albrecht Ansohn,Boris Pleskovic
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780821379943

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Climate Governance and Development by Albrecht Ansohn,Boris Pleskovic Pdf

Proceedings from 'Berlin Workshop: Climate Governance and Developement' conference held September 28-30, 2008, in preparation for the World Development Report 2010.

Author : Gordon Huang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031281938

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Proceedings of 2022 7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development (CEESD 2022) by Gordon Huang Pdf

This book provides audiences the research ideas and research achievements of authors who attended CEESD 2022. Although all countries in the world are vigorously promoting environmental governance and improving people's living environment, environmental pollution is still serious, and environmental protection requires more advanced concepts and technologies. This conference attracted many scientific researchers in the environmental field to actively discuss and share their scientific research results and ideas, which will provide important reference value for others.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309288675

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Global Development Goals and Linkages to Health and Sustainability by Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine Pdf

Global Development Goals and Linkages to Health and Sustainability is the summary of a public three-part webinar series hosted by the Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development Innovation Collaborative between October and December, 2012. Experts within the fields of environmental and global health and members of government, academia, and civil society discussed global development goals that will focus on sustainable development to inform the Rio+20 post-2015 development agenda framework, which will likely be adopted at the September 2015 UN General Assembly. This report focuses on possible health-related measures and metrics that can be utilized for creating new Sustainable Development Goals as the Millennium Development Goals sunset in 2015, using existing measurements that can be adapted to track progress of global sustainable development and human health.